On this day: August 22

Teddy Roosevelt goes for a historic ride, tennis player Althea Gibson breaks racial barriers, The Supremes hit No. 1 for the first time, and Nolan Ryan notches his 5,000 career strikeout, all on this day.

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NASA

1989: The first ring of Neptune is confirmed by the Voyager 2 space probe. The rings are shown here in a composite of two separate photos taken by the probe.

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